Now that the pace of back-to-school announcements and emails has slowed, you may be wondering where to find the latest news (or be trying to find an earlier communication to refer back to.) Here's where you can look:
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Orange Shirt Day is a little bit different this year, with most events and Survivors' Gatherings happening virtually. There's a large virtual event taking place for grades 5-12, hosted by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation that your student's class may be participating in. But if your student is at home, or if you want to check out some events yourself, there are public events all across the country to choose from. Here are some local ones to get you started.
The University of Victoria is hosting a free online event featuring Phyllis Webstad, whose experience at a residential school inspired the recognition of Orange Shirt Day. There is also a virtual ceremony you can watch at noon. The Orange Shirt Society and Medicine Wheel Education are also hosting a Q&A with Phyllis Webstad which will be streamed live. If you aren't familiar with Phyllis's story and how Orange Shirt Day came about, the Orange Shirt Society website is a great place to start. UBC's Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre also has a wide variety of resources to check out. For some reading on the topics of residential schools and their legacy, check out this list of recommended titles on the VPL website. And last but not least - don't have an orange shirt to wear to mark the day? Here's where to get one! FamilySmart is hosting a series of education and networking sessions for families on topics relating to the mental health of our children & youth. Here are the details on the first session:
Parenting when Anxiety Shows up as Anger Led by Karen Peters, MA, RCC, Therapist with Thrive Mental Health Team and Victoria Keddis, FamilySmart Practice Manager and Facilitator. Date: Monday, September 28 @ 5:30pm-7:00pm Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8649468058337778701 You can also find more information and resources on FamilySmart's Facebook page. If it's tough to make it to evening sessions, their video library is also available online and has lots of content available, including Teens & Schools. Please join us on September 17 at 7 pm for our first-ever virtual PAC meeting via Zoom. Click here to register for the meeting. Please note that you will need to join this meeting either using Zoom's desktop client or mobile app - the web client will not work. (The desktop client is a quick download though, and when you click to join the meeting you'll be prompted to download if you don't already have it.) Our thanks to Vancouver DPAC for use of their Zoom platform for this first meeting!
The primary purpose of this first meeting of the year will be to take nominations and vote in our executive for 2020/21, including a new chair. Remember, all parents/guardians of Tupper students are PAC members. We need your voices and your help to keep our PAC running. Without a PAC, our kids would lose out on $20,000 in funding from gaming grants every year. Please review the meeting agenda and minutes of our last meeting prior to the meeting start. You can also find out more about how our PAC operates in the Tupper PAC Constitution and our About page. |
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